Paige is returning to WWE, and she is doing it at WrestleMania 42.
PWInsider reports that Saraya Jade-Bevis, known to WWE fans as Paige, has signed with WWE and is expected to compete this Saturday as part of the Women's Tag Team Championship Fatal Four-Way. She is believed to be substituting for Nikki Bella, who has not been cleared to return from the ankle injury she suffered on SmackDown several weeks ago.
According to the report, WWE brought Paige into Las Vegas discreetly and she has been kept out of public view, though she was seen participating in a run-through for the match earlier this week. WWE did not return a request for comment at the time of publishing.
Paige was medically disqualified from competing by WWE in January 2018 following a serious neck injury sustained during a tag team match at the Nassau Coliseum in December 2017. In that match, a kick from Sasha Banks connected with her back and Paige collapsed, briefly losing feeling in her extremities before walking out under her own power. Given her previous neck surgery, WWE pulled her from the ring and subsequent testing led to the decision to remove her from in-ring competition entirely. She was 25 years old at the time.
In the years that followed, Paige transitioned into the role of SmackDown General Manager, was the subject of the Dwayne Johnson-produced film Fighting with My Family starring Florence Pugh, and eventually departed WWE when her contract expired in June 2022. She signed with AEW that September, making a surprise debut and winning the AEW Women's Championship from Hikaru Shida. She competed for the promotion through March 2025.
AJ Lee, who Paige defeated on her debut, is competing on Night One of WrestleMania 42, defending the Women's Intercontinental Championship against Becky Lynch.
WrestleMania 42 takes place April 18-19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
